The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-03-17
Sitter John, Editor.
Eternally opposed TO all rings, ciiques,
clans and factions-Thc Peoples Organ.
"Now Jew I have thee ON the hip"

Snow Jew I have thee on the hip"
Davenport, in the last issue of his
Refomer (more commonly and APPLY
called the defamer), after quoting the
card, signed by the editor of this pa
per, published in the Phoenix, Feb.
25th and in the last issue of the SIF-
TER, wherein we pronounced as sab
solutely false" the charge, previously
made by him, to the effect that he
had been appealed to by our family
for reduction of bail, says:
"Neyertheless, lawyer Cudworth of So. Lon
donderry did come to Mr. Davenport saying en-
plicitly that he did not appear for Shanks, but
for the family and the town, to ask for
reduction OF bail. lie first went to Davenports
attorneys, Haskins 4 Stoddard, with the same
errand, and was referred to Davenport, with the
remark that his appeal probably would not sue
coed. His word is to be taken in preference to
that of Shanks, and the incident shows that there
is no such thing as truth in the latter crca'
ture even in the NEST unimportant matter. We
believe that the Phoenix knew the statement to be
false when it published it.
Mr.. Cudworth is to be believed, Ell!
Well so we think, and here you have
what he says, you dear, good, truth
full saint. Last Monday we address,
ed this note to Mr.. Cudworth and re-
ceived the reply which follows:
So. Londonderry, Mar, II, 1887,
A. Z. Cudworth, Esq
Dear Sir Il wish to call your at
tention to an article in the last issue of the
Reformer wherein is said that you went
to Davenport stating that you appeared,
not for myself, but for my family and
town. to ask for reduction of bail in my
case; and to ask whether or no you had
any authority to make any appeal to Dav-
export in behelf of my family, if so be you
made any appeal to him at all,
Respectfully, q. T. Shanks.
The reply.
SO. Londonderry, Mar. IA, 1887.
&, T. Shanks In reply to yours of
this date will say that on the occasion re-
fered to l saw Mr.. Davenport and asked
him if there was any sum that he would
suggest as satisfactory bail instead of
calling out one of the side Judges. This
| did not as an appeal to him, as under
stand the word in the connection it is used,
but as an ordinary business transaction
connected with the conduct of a case.
| frankly told him | did not appear for
you--had not then been employed by you.
That your son had asked me how a mat
terof bail could be arranged, legally.
/ was not authorized by you or any
member of your family, nor in fact by any
one to make an appeal to Mr.. Davenport,
nor do I now understand that an appeal
aras made to any clemency.
\. +. Cudworth.
Say you, sonny, what "creature"
is it that cannot tell the truth "even
in the most unimportant matter?''
Davenport, you are good, awful
good, chaste as ice, in fact 4 modern
Joseph, but you aren't very bright,
ynu don't know much or you wouldn't
place yourself, at a masters bidding,
where you are obliged to stand and
heve the lie crammed down your
throat. No, there will never be any
bridges burned by your setting the
river on fire.
Now what are you going to do?
Let US advise you. 1t won't do, you
know, to try to impeach your own
witness, so you want to beat around
the bush, get up side issues and call
names. You might weep a little, and
tell how your virtuous head has been
bowed down with grief by the ''vil-
lain" who edits the SITTER. Above
all be good boy. BY, by